How To Pronounce Auditorium
auditorium
In British English, auditorium is pronounced /ˌɔː.dɪˈtɔː.ri.əm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɔː.dɪˈtʰʷɔː.ri.ə̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌɔː.dəˈtɔːr.i.əm/.
Auditorium has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Auditorium has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Auditorium
How do you pronounce auditorium in British English?
In British English, auditorium is pronounced /ˌɔː.dɪˈtɔː.ri.əm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɔː.dɪˈtʰʷɔː.ri.ə̃m].
How do you pronounce auditorium in American English?
In American English, auditorium is pronounced /ˌɔː.dəˈtɔːr.i.əm/.
How many syllables are in auditorium?
Auditorium has five syllables, /ɔː/ + /dɪ/ + /tɔː/ + /ri/ + /əm/.
Where is the stress in auditorium?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /tɔː/.
Do British and American English pronounce auditorium the same way?
No. British English has /ˌɔː.dɪˈtɔː.ri.əm/ and American English has /ˌɔː.dəˈtɔːr.i.əm/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOoo
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